Artist Profiles: Gnawa Halwa
The members of Gnawa Halwa were born and still live in the heart of their Gnawi brotherhood in Marrakesh. Day to day life within this…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Sidi Mimoun
The Gnawa Sidi Mimoun of Casablanca, led by the prestigious m’aalem Sam (Mohammed Zourbat, deceased) and Amida (Ahmed) Boussou, have played many times abroad, doing…
Artist Profiles: Hamid El Gnawi
Born in Morocco in a family of Gnawa masters, Hamid el Gnawi – i.e. Hamid Faraji – is the herald of a young generation of…
Artist Profiles: Hassan Erraji
Hassan Erraji offers a complete performance of Arabic music and song from North Africa, whether solo or with his innovative band Arabesque. Erraji is a…
Artist Profiles: Hassan Hakmoun
Hassan Hakmoun was born in Marrakech in 1963. At the age of seven he began to study tagnawit, the Gnawa related arts and lore, under…
Artist Profiles: Marcel Stefanet
One day, Marcel Stefanet’s parents left the five year-old boy in the care of his grandparents. Everything seemed idyllic until Mom and Dad stepped out…
Artist Profiles: Amina Alaoui
Amina Alaoui is a scholar of philology, linguistics, and dance, and a prominent exponent of the ancient music style gharnati. She was born in 1964…
Artist Profiles: B’net Houariyat
B’net Houariyat is formed by five women from the region of Marrakech, singing and dancing to the rhythm of their drums, performing traditional music of…
Artist Profiles: Bnet Marrakech
The five women of Bnet Marrakech play the music of both Arabs and Berbers – the original people of Morocco. Invited to sing at births,…
Artist Profiles: Arturo O’Farrill
Arturo O’Farrill, born June 22, 1960 in Mexico City, is the son of renowned Cuban composer Chico O’Farrill (whose works have been recorded by Benny…